Holder fob booklets



`veniently Asaleable at low cost, conveniently and `efficiently Patented Oct. 19, 1943 f 2,332,457 HOLDER Fon BooKrlErs A Meyer Mitniek, New York.' N; Y. n Applieetien Mey 24, 1943, serial Ne. 488,132

1 01ans.y (o1. fasi- 17)k This invention relates to a holder for retaining a plurality of booklets, such as used for reference or any other utilitarian purposes, for eX- ample booklets containing coupons or stamps which may be therefrornextracted.

'Ihe principal object of the invention is to provide a holder for booklets, which will be conand economically manufacturable,

utilizable, strong, durable, improved, which will at all times render the contents or pages of each booklet completely'accessible for all. purposes,

and will fully expose the title cover of each booklet.

Other objects and'advantages will hereinafter appear. f

kIn the accompanying drawing:

of which leaves exposes a flush Wall I0 and surface corresponding to that in Fig. 3 opposing the face 6 and side portions 5 of sheet I., Each of the interior set of leaves 9 consists of a pair of leaves 9b joined at foldsar and depending from folds 3b, and each leaf 9b in turn Iconsists of an exposed Wall I backed by a pair of Wall portions 5, while each exterior leaf Sa consists only of ank exposed wall I0 backed by a pair of Wall,.-A

portions Sa. K When the leaves, 9, Sa are thus collapsed and Vassembled to create the holder the exposed surface Ill of Veach thereof is provided with a transverse slit 11` near its end, as shown v in Figs. 4, 6. 'Ihe set of leaves are covered `and Fig. 1 shows the sheet out of which the booklet holder of the invention is made.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the sheet as partially folded, during the manufacture of the holder.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the folded sheet shown Ain Fig. 2.

Figi.` 4 is a cross-sectional side elevation, in'an enlarged scale, showing the continued folding of the sheet, after it is formed as in Fig. 2, during y,the manufacture of the holder.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the booklet holder constituting the invention.

, Fig. 6 is a perspective View showing the booklet holder as it appears when in opened condition and retaining the booklets The holder is made of a sheet I, Fig. 1, of

. paper or other suitable material having requi- I site rmnesa-whichsheet is elongated as shown and provided in its manufacture with longitudinal score lines 2, a series of transverse score lines 3, and a series of slits 4. .Said sheet is first folded along the lines 2, with its side portions 5 disposed against the face 6 of its middle portion 1, thereby producingy a collapsed tube-like form 8, as viewed infFi'gs; 2*, 3. The form 8 is then folded along score lines 3 in the zigzag manner shown in Fig. 4, so thatwhen thus collapsed there lare furnished exteriorv leaves 9a with a plurality of v interior leaves 9, as indicated in Figs. 5, 6, each I, gated sheet having both of its side portions folded sheet, and the exposed walls of said leaves being y y slitted transversely near to their ends andparbound togetherby pasting the side portions 5a of its exterior walls 9a to a heavy sheet ll of paper or any other suitable material, in the manner shown in Figs. 5, 6, thereby providing tablet covers IIa with a backing IIb.

when it is desired te utilize the helder for the retention of a plurality of booklets, any booki let may beiretained by anyv wall Il) of its leaves 9, 3a, (by means of inserting its rear coverV 12a through its slit 4 and lodging it between said wall Yand the Wall portions 5 or 5a, in which manner the bookletis efciently .heldl in place upon 1 the leaf with its title cover IZbin full View and all `its pages `and contents rendered completely accessible and available. It will be noted that the booklet may beas conveniently removedV from the holder, byvmerely withdrawing its rear cover "I2 fromslit 4, and that its such insertion or removal fromv the holding leaf is performed with i smoothness and Without any liabilityto impedi- 35 ment whatever.V

Having thus described my invention, I claim: A holder for booklets comprising an elonover one of the faces thereof, said folded sheet being additionally zig-zag folded transversely so as to forma set of leaves the exposed surfaces of which consist of the opposite face of said allel to, said zig-zag folds fortherethrough inserting covers of booklets for their retention.

` MEYER. MITNICK. 

